01/10/2005 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Search

COUNCIL MINUTES January 10, 2005 APPROVED 193 Councilmember Carlson noted she received calls on this issue, specifically with concern about tree W194 removal, which was also a concern of the Environmental Board. She asked if those concerns had 95 been addressed. 196 197 Assistant Planner Bengtson stated the applicant did submit a Tree Preservation Plan which they felt 198 would preserve the largest number of trees. He indicated Staff agrees with that plan. He stated there 199 are a number of trees that will be saved with the use of retaining walls, and Staff feels they have done 200 an adequate job. 201 202 Councilmember Reinert asked if the Tree Preservation Plan was presented at the neighborhood 203 meeting, and if so, what the reaction was to it. 204 205 John Donovan, Welch Associates, representing the Vaughans, indicated he would not say there was 206 unanimous support for the project, but the applicant feels they have done a nice job with custom 207 grading to save as many trees as possible. He stated it would be impossible to save them all. 208 209 Councilmember Reinert stated a right turn lane should be made a condition of approval, as stated in 210 the Anoka County comments. 211 212 Councilmember Reinert moved to adopt Resolution No. 05-01 approving Preliminary Plat for 213 Vaughan Addition, with the added condition that a right turn lane is provided in accordance with the 214 comments from Anoka County. 215 216 Mayor Bergeson noted that Staff should be tracking the elimination of access on County roads, much 017 as the County tracks the addition of accesses. 18 219 Motion carried unanimously. 220 221 Resolution No. 05-01 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 222 223 C. Consideration of Resolution No. 04-199, Authorizing Soil Borings, Well No. 5, Jim 224 Studenski 225 226 Community Development Director Grochala summarized the Staff report, noting the site was 227 approximately 250 feet back from Black Duck Drive and surrounded by tree canopies. He advised 228 that the well would be part of the City's system, and would not service a specific area. When asked, 229 he stated the capital improvement number is $750,000; however, once they have plans and 230 specifications completed Staff will have a better idea of the proposed cost. He indicated the size and 231 type of structure on the site would affect that number. He explained that the costs are paid through 232 the City's Enterprise Fund, which is made up of access charges and also fees paid by users. 233 234 Councilmember Reinert expressed concern about going into detail on something that may never come 235 to fruition. He reminded the Council that Staff is only asking for money to complete soil borings to 236 see if this is a feasible location. He suggested they keep the additional discussion for after the soil 237 borings are done at a cost of $5,000. 238 239 Councilmember Carlson noted that on the Comprehensive Water System Plan, the proposed site for 4)40 Well 5 was in a park, and because of that they had limited the size of the building. She indicated her 5